black-calabash vs Robust Golden Mole

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Amblysomus robustus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Robust Golden Mole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Robust Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Amphitecna	Amblysomus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Amblysomus robustus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Robust Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Robust Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Robust Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.